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Midnight Kentucky Bluegrass |
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2005 National Variety Review Program (NTEP) Kentucky Bluegrass Trial Final Report 2006-10 |
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Rating |
High Score |
Midnight |
Low Score |
LSD* |
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Recommended care (b) |
Very Good |
6.4 |
6.3 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
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Low input (c) |
Very Good |
6.3 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
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Low-cut (a) |
Very Good |
6.9 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
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Northeast |
Very Good |
6.1 |
5.9 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
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Transition Zone |
Very Good |
6.6 |
6.6 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
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North Central |
Very Good |
6.6 |
6.5 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
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Mountain West |
Very Good |
6.5 |
6.2 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
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Shade Tolerance |
Good |
5.2 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
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Color |
Very Dark Green |
7.8 |
7.5 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
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Spring Green-up |
Very Slow |
6.4 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
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Leaf texture (high score=fine) |
Moderate |
7.6 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
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Establishment |
Fast |
75.0 |
64.0 |
38.1 |
9.2 |
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Leaf Spot |
Good |
8.3 |
7.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
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Stem Rust |
Good |
7.9 |
6.0 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
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Dollar Spot |
Very Good |
8.2 |
7.5 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
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Summer Patch |
Very Good |
6.4 |
6.2 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
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Pink Snow Mold |
Very Good |
8.0 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
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% poa Annua after 5 years |
Very Good |
1.2 |
15.0 |
53.3 |
13.5 |
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(a) Schedule A=.4-.6 inch mowing height, 3-4 lbs N/1000 sq ft/year, Irrigation to prevent stress. | |||||
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(b) Schedule B= 1-2 inch mowing height, 3-4 lbs. N/sq ft/yr. irrigation to prevent dormancy | |||||
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(c)Schedule C=2.5-3.5 inch mowing height, 0-2 lbs N/1000/yr. no irrigation | |||||
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*Rating assigned relative to other varieties in the same trail | |||||
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** LSD= Least significant difference 01/2016 | |||||
